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32 pp.
| Candlewick |
September, 2023 |
TradeISBN 9781536231984$16.99
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So many decorating concepts, only one tree! The polar bear and mouse first seen in There’s a Bear on My Chair alternate showing off their own ideas and rejecting each other’s: tinsel, electric lights, a manatee tree-topper, lit candles (fear not: the mouse has a fire extinguisher). The funny rhyming text is all in dialogue, but it’s easy to see who’s speaking as the argument escalates: fonts are differentiated, and the digital illustrations make it clear who’s excited about each aesthetic and who’s decidedly not. All ends well, of course -- but if these two ever try decking the halls, run.
Reviewer: Shoshana Flax
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
November, 2023